Postpartum depression can turn what everyone insists should be a joyful blur into a season that feels dark, lonely, and terrifying. For someone who went through a severe episode after a first baby, ...

Don't make assumptions about someone's mental health; someone can appear happy and functional and still want their life to ...

You supported her through dark days, shared plans and small joys, and trusted her with what you thought was private. Then she ...

On October 10, which is known as World Mental Health Day, the message is about asking for help: “It’s OK to not be OK. Reach out. You’ll get better.” But for many of us, the real challenge is staying ...

I lied to the first person who asked me if I had postpartum depression. Four days after giving birth, I was sitting on a chair in the pediatrician’s office, holding my crying newborn, who was there ...

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Shruti Shivaramakrishnan, 34, from Markham, Ontario, has dealt with migraine attack symptoms like head pain, nausea, and sensitivity to light and sound since she was six years old—but would often ...

I started to get extremely depressed at 19. I was a sophomore in college and doing well in school and socially but I had this weird existential angst and sadness and apathy that eventually morphed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This TikToker is sharing her depression journey with her followers. (Sam Souder/TikTok) (Sam Souder/TikTok) TikToker Sam Souder ...

I was at my third ketamine treatment when I heard a voice I hadn’t heard since the summer of 2008. In the darkened room, the kindly Czech-Texan drawl came from somewhere behind me. It was my dead ...

Sadness is far from the only symptom. If you look up the common symptoms of depression on a major health website, you’ll see words near the top of the lists such as “sad,” “hopeless,” and “irritable.” ...

As a child, I experienced unwanted intrusive thoughts about stabbing my mom. I know now these thoughts are called “obsessions” and are indicative of pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder, but I grew ...